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Sophie, a 9-year-old, has been using Maths-Whizz for five years, without reassessment. Sophie's mum has noticed that in the past year, she has clocked up 60 mins/week but has not made 1.6 years of progress. In fact, she's only made 1.1 years of progress, and now has a Maths Age of 10. The parent complains that Maths-Whizz is not living up to its promise of learning gains. Which of the following responses are appropriate? Select all that apply.

We have noticed that Sophie has spent half her time in Replay this year, which explains why her Improvement is stunted. Have Sophie spend more time in Tutor

We regret that Maths-Whizz has not lived up to its promise

Sophie is well ahead so even though she has spent all her time in tutor, it is fine for her to be making slow progress

Learning gains are greatest in the first year of usage, so you can't expect the same boost as in the first year

Don't worry; our research shows that girls tend to slow down towards the end of primary school

Why is Progressions the ideal metric for week-to-week progress? Select all that apply.

It is a more tangible measure of short-term learning gains

Maths Age Improvement is too difficult to grasp

It is not spiked by reassessments

Maths Age Improvement can get rounded to 0 over short periods of activity

Progressions is aligned to the curriculum whereas improvement isn't

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